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give way, part: The wind snapped off tree branches like
matchsticks. The back legs of the chair snapped in two as she
sat on it. 2 click; pop; crack: The door snapped shut. 3
Often, snap at. a bite (at), nip, gnash or snatch at: The
postman ran down the street, the dog snapping at his heels. b
attack, lunge at, lash out (at), snarl at, growl (at), bark
(at), be brusque or short or curt (with), Colloq jump down
(someone's) throat, fly off the handle (at): Robin is in a bad
mood today, snapping at everyone. 4 Usually, snap up or US also
off. grab (up), snatch (up), seize, pluck, pounce on or upon,
make off with, take (away), capture, catch, get, secure: The
people who arrived early at the sale had snapped up all the
bargains. 5 shoot, snapshot, photograph, click, catch: He
always has his camera with him so that he can snap anything
interesting. 6 snap one's fingers at. disdain, scorn, flout,
dismiss, contemn, disregard, ignore, defy, mock, deride, thumb
one's nose at, Brit cock a snook at: He merely snapped his
fingers at the dangers when I mentioned them. 7 snap out of it.
recover, come round or around, revive, awaken, wake up, perk up,
liven up, cheer up; get a grip or (a) hold on or of oneself,
pull oneself together, (re)gain control of oneself: I was
feeling very blue yesterday but managed to snap out of it.
--n. 8 crack, crackle, pop, click: The lid shut with a snap.
9 spell, period, interval, wave: During that cold snap we
thought we were in for a terrible winter. 10 catch, spring
catch, (snap-)fastener, fastening, clasp: Do you want snaps or
buttons sewn on this shirt? 11 energy, vigour, animation,
liveliness, vitality, bounce, alertness, sprightliness, ‚lan,
dash, sparkle, verve, Colloq zip, zing, get-up-and-go, pep,
pizazz: Granny certainly has a lot of snap left in her. 12
easy job, Slang picnic, US and Canadian breeze: There had been
no need for her to worry, for the exam turned out to be a snap.
--adj. 13 abrupt, sudden, precipitate, hurried, hasty,
incautious, rash, unpremeditated, unplanned, not
well-thought-out, quick, instantaneous, instant: This is too
important a matter for a snap decision.
snappish adj. 1 short-tempered, testy, petulant, peevish, irritable,
prickly, touchy, irascible, quick to anger, quick-tempered,
hot-tempered, waspish, Brit snappy, US on a short string or
tether: He fancies that being snappish goes with his 'artistic'